Claim · #6492057
Fungi (kingdom) · biocontrol · Nematoda (phylum)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“some fungi trap and kill nematodes. There are also fungi and bacteria that parasitize nematodes”
- Authors
- Magdoff F., Van Es H.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Page
- 51
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Nematophagous fungi (e.g., Arthrobotrys, Pochonia) are well-documented biological control agents that trap, parasitize, and digest nematodes; source quote directly supports the mechanism.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Nematophagous fungi (e.g., Arthrobotrys, Drechmeria) that trap or parasitize nematodes are well-documented; source quote supports the structured mechanism.”
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